Izumi Mori’s toothpaste

Some folks say that Japanese have got bad teeth, but the huge number of dentist offices and commercials for dental products tends to suggest a lot of people here care about their teeth.

In one such commercial, American-Japanese celebrity Izumi Mori gives Sato’s Access E toothpaste credit for her clean teeth:

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9 comments - What do you think? Posted by James - December 22, 2009 at 6:02 am

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RMilner

My wife says there are so many dentists in Tokyo they can’t make a living and keep going out of business.
hl

How about a dental floss commercial?
BMC

I’m no expert, but what they really need are more orthodontist and some fluorinated public water.

kevin

braces are expensive as hell in japan, if u meet a girl with braces, hit that shit up

yoga boy

I’d hit up any hot chick with braces. Add Izumi Mori to that list. Yum

General Ripper (aka LB)

Do you realize that in addition to fluoridating water, why, there are studies underway to fluoridate salt, flour, fruit juices, soup, sugar, milk, ice cream? Ice cream, Mandrake? Children’s ice cream!…You know when fluoridation began?…1946. 1946, Mandrake. How does that coincide with your post-war Commie conspiracy, huh? It’s incredibly obvious, isn’t it? A foreign substance is introduced into our precious bodily fluids without the knowledge of the individual, and certainly without any choice. That’s the way your hard-core Commie works.

Ajapa

These days, some dentists, especially younger, seem to be gradually shifting their focus toward prevention from cure, more or less. We sometimes see an advertisement recommending parents to consult with an orthodontist (dentist) for long term benefit of their children. I was suggested to visit dentist regularly for removal of dental plaque and a dental checkup.

8020 Campaign — 20 teeth at the age of 80 (in Japanese)
http://www.8020zaidan.or.jp/
Mike

The bad teeth rap was true when I came to Japan 20 years ago, but not now. I remember young people with disfiguring, huge slabs of dental tartar on their front teeth. Their teeth weren’t decayed so much as just never brushed or cleaned.

Those cheap, heath card-paid white covers for rotten teeth that ended just before the gumline were really common also, to cover up the rotten teeth.

Within about five years things had completely changed. Everyone at my company had a toothbrush and brushed their teeth in the bathroom at lunch. Even I don’t brush my teeth in midday.

As for orthodonture, I think that it is unnecessary to the degree practiced in the U.S. I like the snaggletoothed look. It’s just a cultural thing. Is it harder to brush with crooked teeth? Yeah, but you just do it. It’s sort of like cricumcision vs. non circucised.
Toni

You must have had a very different experience than I did, Mike. I went to Japan earlier this year on an exchange student program and was quite saddened by just how bad some of the students’ teeth were. I’ve never seen so many rotten, yellowed and crooked/buck teeth. Some of the girls even seemed to have a great deal of trouble talking or even keeping their mouthes closed. I felt like saying “Please, I’ll pay for your braces myself! I just want you to feel comfortable with your teeth!”

Even my host sister refused to brush her teeth each morning and said she only did it when she could be bothered. Her teeth were straight enough but were very yellow. Japan still has a long way to go in terms of dental hygeine.

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